The ‘jewel in the water crown’ is set to celebrate a special anniversary. As Kielder Reservoir in Northumberland approaches its thirtieth birthday, tourists and locals alike are invited to hear its extraordinary story as told by the people who live and ... Read More

“Fire and Ice - travelling to the edge of things” is the title for the first of five guided geology walks along the Northumberland Coast this summer. The walks are all part of the Seaside Rock series of geo-walks organised by ... Read More

The following information appeared on the website of Northumberland County Council on 1st May 2012 - and is repeated here to assist in informing as many Northumberland residents as possible about "what's gannin on!!": "The county council has begun a 12 ... Read More

Dear Swarland Chronicles, My name is Dr Louise Irvine. I’ve been a GP for 27 years, and a 38 Degrees member for the last two. Last night, I spoke at our patient-sponsored event with some of the senior GPs who have ... Read More

The largest open air art and architecture gallery in the country has been brought to life with an interactive new website. For the first time the Kielder Art & Architecture Programme in Northumberland has its own dedicated website, created by Newcastle ... Read More

When the Chronicles gets upset - run for cover. And boy are we upset - so brace yourselves.... Now I'm not a drain engineer. I'm no expert in councils, water companies - the way they work, the way they spend money, ... Read More

Brass, Gilbert and Sullivan, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Traditional and the Northumberland Pipes to feature in ten day Festival. It has been announced today that the second Northumberland Music Festival will return this autumn to three of Northumberland’s finest country houses, Guyzance ... Read More

Nature fans are being urged to de-stress by turning off the MP3 player and tuning in to the dawn chorus. The Forestry Commission is staging an early morning trek in Kielder Water & Forest Park on Sunday 6 May setting ... Read More

A NORTH Northumberland dog-training star has been confirmed for the Fenton Spring Fair. Megan Young, from Milfield, will appear at the event, which takes place in the Fenton Centre, Wooler on Sunday, May 13, with her border collie Shadow and rescue ... Read More

Northumberland County Council welcomes the news this week that its bid to the Government to bring superfast broadband to the County has been approved. The County Council Local Broadband Plan, and a grant of £7million which the Council has agreed to ... Read More

Police are advising workers in Northumberland to make sure they lock their vans and remove tools from their vehicles when they park up. This follows recent reports of thefts of tools from vans parked in the Morpeth area. Overnight on Thursday, ... Read More

Apologies everyone that we were missing from T'Internet for 24 hours. Our host server company, based in Utah USA, had a server hardware issue which temporarily closed us down. This has now been resolved, and data is now being restored - ... Read More

Some United supporters it has to be said were fairly laid back about the attempt by the current "southern-based tenants" to consign the name St James' Park to history. The geordies amongst us, who were brought up the correct way, ... Read More

Popular Swarland resident Brian Collins is also an author! Brian's book "Hot Cop" has recently been released and is available via Amazon. You can also download it to your Kindle. “If you want a cop don’t bother calling at the station, ... Read More

Northumberland County Council's Events Guide for 2012 is now available. You can get your copy from Tourist Information Centres across the County of Northumberland, or you can view or download it from the internet. Please also check out the other excellent Northumberland ... Read More